Cucumber and Tomato Salad Recipe

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe – A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like!

The smell of the garden is pretty heady and intoxicating. As much as I sometimes dread having to go out and water, weed, and tend to our garden, once I am within a few feet, the smell of the plants draws me in. I didn’t always think so. I used to dig in my heels as firmly as possible about a garden. I felt sure when I grew up I wouldn’t have anything to do with one. No sir. I would steer clear of any gardens.

Flash forward 30 or more years and you’ll find me drawing out garden plans in the dead of winter, studying over seed packets, devouring the Farmer’s Almanac, and calling my great uncle to find out when he’s planting his beans. I’ll dilly and dally until finally getting the garden in and then I’ll stalk it like a criminal until the first blooms appear. Then, I’ll baby them like the most overprotective mother they could possibly be cursed with.

But once my garden starts producing cucumbers and tomatoes, this salad is an immediate must-make in my kitchen.

It goes with everything, from a pinto bean supper, a light topping on a grilled fish, alongside BBQ chicken, or any other summertime menu you can think of. It just works it’s little heart out to satisfy.

My Grandmother would love to just eat it right by itself for lunch many days. Maybe that’s why she was always so thin.

For years, I made this salad with the dressing she always used (I’ve included it in the recipe notes, if you’d like to use it). But, last year as I was making it, I just grabbed the jar of homemade Italian dressing from the refrigerator to give it a try. Talk about delicious and so easy!

So, I’ve updated the recipe to give that option as well! Two ways to enjoy this oh so easy salad. I think you’ll love them both!

Even if you do not have a garden yourself, this salad is definitely begging to be made.

Just support your local farmer’s market, produce stand, or hang out in the produce aisle at your grocery store until you find the freshest tomatoes and cucumbers you can find. Then, make this salad for yourself – and even for those you love.

You’ll be so glad you did.

Here’s my quick and easy cucumber and tomato salad recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!

Yield:8servings

Course Salad

Cucumber and Tomato Salad Recipe

Total Time10minutes

Prep Time10minutes

Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe - A quick and easy summer staple, this cucumber and tomato salad goes well with fish, chicken, pork, or a plate filled with veggies! Add in onions too if you like!

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61 comments on “Cucumber and Tomato Salad Recipe”

Robyn, this is the perfect summer salad. You’re right, this is a great time to use a Farmer’s Market {for those of us who don’t have gardens and wish we did}. I like to eat this for lunch with an egg sandwich… and make it with balsamic vinegar and oil. Can’t wait to try your recipe!

Wow, the way you talk about your garden, makes me want to come for a visit and offer my hand at some watering and weeding. This salad screams summer and I think every cook should have some variation in their recipe repertoire. Absolutely lovely!

I made this salad, but made a few changes. I didn’t dice the cucumbers or tomatoes. I cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise and then sliced them. I used grape tomatoes cut in half. I added garlic powder to the dressing. My family had a barbecue on Saturday and we ate this as a salad rather than on meat. It was totally gobbled up! I was told that this salad is a “make again”! Thank you!!

We went to our local Farmers Market today and bought Vidalia onions and pickling cucumbers. Then I happened across this recipe. Since we canned some tomatoes today, I made it in an extra jar and it is marinating in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch. Thanks for sharing!

My grandmother (Meemaw) used to make this dish with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers (instead of cucumbers) and we love to eat it on top of black eyed peas (the only way I really like black eyed peas!) She used to call it “goulash”.

I make something very similar with honey instead of sugar, with a small amount of Dijon added. My recipe calls for olive oil but after reading yours, I’m going to use water and cut those calories!! This is so yummy and refreshing and is good alongside or on top of almost anything. Plus, it just gets better after a day or two in the fridge!!

Hi Mary Louise, I do not have a recipe box at the moment, but would recommend using services like Yummly or even Pinterest as a visual storage box that then allows you to find exactly what you need! Let me know if you have any questions on that. I’m happy to help! xo

Very tasty and just screams SUMMER! An old-fashioned classic that we all should still be making. Had some fresh cilantro so chopped a little up & threw it in. OMG – so refreshing on a hot day in August in Atlanta. Thanks for this recipe!.